This is a reminder from the Ken-Caryl Ranch trash service provider, Waste Connections, that Memorial Day is an observed holiday. Trash and recycling for all customers will be delayed one day the week of Memorial Day. 

In May 2016, the Colorado Department of Transportation begun a project to resurface C-470 from south of the I-70 and C-470 interchange to Exit 10 at Ken Caryl Ave. This infrastructure and maintenance project also included some wildlife safety improvements that are nearing completion. Fifteen deer escape ramps and more than 7,800 linear feet of new wildlife fencing was installed. CDOT uses 8-foot high wildlife fencing in conjunction with wildlife crossing structures to keep animals off the road while allowing wildlife safe crossing opportunities and connectivity to habitat. Despite these efforts, wildlife sometimes enter the highway. The deer escape ramps are designed to provide a safe way for wildlife to exit the road right-of-way and to create a barrier that discourages them from entering the highway.

Ken-Caryl Ranch Open Space and the Colorado State Forest Service will be continuing work on the fuels reduction project between Beacon Hill and Tin Cup. A private contractor will begin work in mid-June when appropriate conditions occur, with completion by June 30. The project will maintain the 29-acre fuel break that was established in 2016. See details in our Ranger Field Notes article.

The Ranch House Pool will be closed on Saturday, June 3 until approximately 2 p.m. for a swim meet. The Community Center and Bradford Pools will be open Regular Hours.